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16 May 2016

Takarakuji de 40 Oku Atattanda kedo Isekai ni Ijuusuru. Chapter 43

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This is Yukkuri demasu...

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The Translator:

Yukkuri Oniisan

The Editor:

Lightstrider

Chapter
43: Prey

「(Since their
destination is a small village, then their cargo is food? In that case there wouldn’t
be any people inside the carriage…… No, maybe there would be several people who
came to Isteria from the village to appeal for food riding inside of it?)」(Boss)

While the
carriage was rattling as it moved forward, the man called Boss was thinking.

Currently,
it was in the middle of famine and there was a guarded carriage heading to a
poor village. So it seemed that there was no mistake that the carriage carried
food aid.

Furthermore,
there is no doubt that there were several villagers who came to Isteria to
appeal for food riding inside the carriage.

「The number
of the guard is still 4 cavalry soldiers?」(Boss)

「Yeah, it’s
the same like when we saw them leave for Isteria. There are 4 heavily armed
cavalry soldier acting as the guard.」(Lackey)

Ever since
the time the carriage that Valetta and Valin was riding had left Isteria, these
men had followed them.

Their aim
was of course, to plunder the cargo.

Up until
now, they had shadowed travelers or merchants who left Isteria and then
attacked if there was any gap to exploit. They have repeated this highway
robbery numerous times.

If it was
the usual, they wouldn’t start a fight with a group with guard, however this
time it was a bit different.

「Hey, do we
really attack them? If we face those veteran looking soldiers then won’t we be
finished instead?」(Lackey)

「Our money
and food is at the limit, so we have no choice but to attack. Furthermore, if
we do it right, we mightn’t need to battle with the guard.」(Boss)

Yes, their
condition was already at the limit.

They originally
came from frontier villages suffering from poverty and employed themselves as
mercenaries at a noble’s private army.

However in
the last war their employer fell and as a result, when the armistice was
declared they had become unemployed.

Coupled with
the immigration policy from other territory to Isteria and Isteria government itself
reduced their fiscal spending, they who already had thrown away their previous
homes and left for Isteria, couldn’t found new employers and were reduced to
banditry.

However even
with their livelihood as bandits, they were on the brink of bankruptcy.

「Those guards
would return to Isteria after they leave the cargo at the village. Afterwards,
we could attack the village.」(Boss)

「Attacking
the village?......the village ahead must also have some people who participated
in the war, you know? We only have 13 people, if those people decided to
counterattack then it will be us who get killed.」(Lackey)

When the Boss
started to say attacking a village, the rata-riding man’s expression became
dissatisfied.

If the
villagers were attacked, they wouldn’t simply go down without resistance.

If they were
attacked then they would counterattack with the weapons in their hands, and since
the villagers have a larger number, then the bandits would have an overwhelming
disadvantage.

Furthermore,
Arcadia is a country that adopted conscription, so it was commonplace that in
the village there were people who had military experience at the last war.

If they
attacked the village, then they would be surrounded by veteran soldiers before long,
this would likely be the result.

「Who said
that we would attacked grandiosely from the front? We would attack a single
village house in the middle of the night. It would be reasonable if we could
attack 2 or 3 houses silently and then before dawn we flee as fast as we can
towards Gregorn territory.」(Boss)

「……I see,
then I think we could pull it off. But, what about the carriage’s contents? If
it gets distributed in the village, then it would be impossible to collect it.」(Lackey)

「No, I don’t think
they would immediately distribute it. Most likely, it would be stored
temporarily at the Boss’s house and distributed bit by a bit. If it is food
enough to feed all the villagers then it’s an amount that won’t be gone after 1
or 2 days, right?」(Boss)

When the Boss
explained, the rata riding man finally showed that he understood.

If they
could steal the food cargo then they could cease their dangerous highway
robbery for a while.

Furthermore,
if they could escape to Gregorn territory, even if the nobles of Isteria
learned about the attack of the village and sent a pursuing party, from the
point of view of Grisea Village and Isteria they couldn’t be captured.

「I
understand. Then, I will cling to them until they reach the village and confirm
which house they unload the cargo.」(Lackey)

「That’s
right. If we don’t get our hands on the food then there is no meaning for our
attack. First is the food then if it goes smoothly, we might also gout
ourselves some women.」(Boss)

As he talked
about women, the Boss made a warped grin.

To think
about it, recently not only had they hardly ate, but they had also completely not
touched any women at all.

Remembering
the women-less livelihood they had until now, they were excited by the events they
would had next.

「Alright, I
will also choose a house with young woman. Please tell the guys in the carriage
to have a good rest for now.」(Lackey)

Maybe
because he was thinking the same as the Boss, the rata riding man also had the
same smile stuck on his face, as he rode towards the carriage once again.

✦✧✦✧

The night of
the same day.

At the
Nelson’s office room at Isteria, Kazura was drawing up the conclusion from the
parchments that recorded the construction work of the flood levee completed in
the past.

Nelson and
Havel were also in the room, and they were working on their task just like Kazura
had instructed them to do.

Havel would
take parchments from the shelves and unfold it in front of Kazura, and then
Nelson would read out the main points written in the parchment, such as the
height or the width of the levee, in addition to the levee structure and the
construction method.

Kazura then
would record it in Japanese on a note tag in his hand and then paste it on the
parchment, repeating this process.

「Kazura-sama,
there is something I want to discuss with you.」(Nelson)

Quite some
hours had passed since they had began to work and Kazura started to think that
they ought to have break and dinner soon. When his hand stopped, Nelson thought
that it was a good time to speak.

「Yes, what is
it?」(Kazura)

「This is
something related to Kazura-sama’s stay in Isteria. Since it would cause
confusion if Kazura-sama’s identity as Greysior-sama became publicly known,
then it would better if Kazura-sama’s true identity was kept secret as much as
possible. This would make it easier for me to deal with my friends and visitors
who visit my house, and so I hope for Kazura-sama’s cooperation……」(Nelson)

「I don’t
mind, rather, in this way I can move easier, please do so without worry.」(Kazura)

Kazura
readily consented to Nelson’s proposal while in his heart he nodded, of course
it would become like this.

Since the
story that Greysior had appeared in the present was only known by some people,
hiding that existence would also be easy.

「Thank you
very much. Then about that, considering my position, it would be strange to
attach a “–sama” behind 『Kazura-sama』 like we
have been using till now. Because of that, although it is impolite, I think it
would be better if I refered to you as『Kazura-dono』 from
hereafter.[1]」(Nelson)

「That is fine
with me. Also, even if there aren’t any people around there is no need to
attach a “–sama”. Since if you keep using it, then it might accidentally slip
out. On the other hand, would it be better for me to add a “-sama” to
refer Nelson-san next time?」(Kazura)

「……No, I
think the current way is fine. This way, other people would find it difficult
to question Kazura-sa… Kazura-dono. In this way I could also give my
subordinates hints that Kazura-dono is from a high-ranked noble family and to
not probe too much into it. If it is necessary to introduce Kazura-dono to
other people, we could deal with it without seeming unnatural, as long as our
stories matched then I think it would be alright.」(Nelson)

「I
understand…… That’s right, there’s also something that I must discuss with
Nelson-san.」(Kazura)

Kazura
answered Nelson who showed a relieved expression, when Kazura remembered that
he had something that he ought to mention to Nelson.

「I wanted to
borrow the construction record documents that I have summarized and the map of
Isteria and surrounding region.」(Kazura)

「……I
understand. However, the map under our safekeeping is a secret among secrets,
so I earnestly hope that……」(Nelson)

「Of course, I
wouldn’t show it to other people, so please don’t worry.」(Kazura)

The
hesitancy Nelson showed about the act of lending the map to Kazura was
something reasonable.

The thing called “map”, no matter what the age, held
an important role in the military.

「Thank you
very much. Please feel free in using the collected documents
and the maps until the day you depart, if there still something you need then
please feel free to inform me.」(Nelson)

「Thank you
very much. Then, let us soon……」(Kazura)

“Have a
break”, just when Kazura was going to say this, the office’s door was knocked.

「Nelson-sama,
the dinner has been prepared.」(Maid)

「Oh, just at
the right time. Let’s take a break for a moment and have a dinner.」(Kazura)

There was
someone called from behind the door, and so Kazura got up from the chair and
spoke to Nelson and Havel, who then placed the documents on the desk.

✦✧✦✧

Accompanied
by the maid who was waiting beyond the office door, Kazura and Nelson entered
the room where the dinner had been arranged.

In the room
that would be described in Japanese terms as a 12 Jou room[2],
there were 2 maids stood beside the wall, and a long table in the centre of the
room where various dishes had been arranged atop it.

The candlestick
atop the table and the candle stand ornamenting the wall casted a soft tender
light that illuminated the room.

By the way,
Havel was eating his dinner in a separate room and so was separated from them
for a moment.

「Ah!」

When Kazura
entered the room, one of the maids inside the room made a small yelp when she
saw Kazura’s face,

She was
Lieze personal maid, Eira.

「Hm?」(Kazura)

Kazura
looked at Eira with confused looks.

He
completely didn’t realize that he had just met with this maid before.

「Is something wrong?」(Nelson)

「N-no! Please forgive my discourtesy!」(Eira)

When Nelson
asked her, Eira bowed down in panic and asked for forgiveness.

To yelp when
seeing the face of someone who entered the room was an act unbecoming of a
maid.

「So Zil hasn’t arrived yet…… Kazura-dono, my wife and
daughter will also joining the dinner, would this be alright for you?」(Nelson)

「I don’t mind it……Ah」(Kazura)

While
answering Nelson, Kazura behaved just like Eira previously.

While making
a small yelp, he looked once more at Eira’s face.

When Nelson
mentioned 『Daughter』, he realized the meaning of Eira’s reaction.

Eira who was
looked by Kazura, became uncomfortable and so she bowed to Kazura.

「(This maid-san, might she be the person I crashed into
in the city last time? Even though it happened 20 days ago, does she still
remember my face?)」(Kazura)

Since his
meeting with Nelson, Kazura had hypothesized that he would meet again with
Lieze in Isteria.

However,
when he crashed into Lieze’s maid, she had only seen him for a few seconds and
he was also wearing a completely different type of clothing at that time.

Because of
this, at any rate they wouldn’t be able to remember his face, so he had underestimated
that he wouldn’t be recognized by them.

Even so, his
face was immediately recognized.

「Is there something wrong?」(Nelson)

Nelson
observed Kazura and Eira’s reaction with a confused expression.

「…… No, nothing is wrong.」(Kazura)

「Fumu…… Eira, please call Lieze.」(Nelson)

Although
Nelson seemed unsatisfied by the answer, he seemed hesitatant to scrutinize it,
turned to Eira and gave her an order.

「Certainly, Sir.」(Eira)

Eira
immediately replied and bowed before leaving the room.

✦✧✦✧

Eira exited
the room where dinner had been served, walking slowly, then she looked at her
surroundings to make sure that that no one was near her.

And then she
started half running towards Lieze’s room.

「Lieze-sama, this is Eira! Please excuse me!」(Eira)

As soon as
she said this, just like what she had done before, Eira opened the door without
waiting for Lieze’s reply, and then rushed into the room.

「Lieze-sama! Big news……!」(Eira)

「Ara?」(Zirconia)

As Eira
treaded her feet into the room and began to speak, her words were immediately
cut short and her body became stiffened.

Inside the
room, there was Lieze and also, Zirconia.

Eira who had
suddenly intruded into the room, was looked by Zirconia with a blank look at
one side and Lieze with a shocked expression on the other side.

「Did something happen? You seem to be in a great panic.」(Zirconia)

「Ah, no, that……I-I came to inform that the dinner
preparation had been completed!」(Eira)

Zirconia was
chiding Eira just like gently warning a naughty kid and so Eira dropped her
shoulder and bowed deeply while apologizing.

Maybe
because Zirconia was in a good mood, she didn’t scold Eira who had just done
something unbecoming of a maid any further. Zirconia exited the room and walked
in front of Eira who stood by the door, Lieze walked beside her and when she
passed Eira, Lieze whispered in small voice.

「What are you doing……?」(Lieze)

✦✧✦✧

「Lieze, this person is my friend, Kazura-dono. It was
planned that he would stay for awhile in the house, but this is the first time
Kazura-dono visited our house. Since he might have something that he still doesn’t
know, if the time comes, lend him your help.」(Nelson)

When Lieze’s
group entered the room, Nelson introduced Kazura to Lieze.

Although
this introduction method was frankly direct, since Kazura haven’t prepared any
of the fine details such as Kazura’s social status and the likes, it was
inevitable to let Nelson handle the introductions.

「My name is Kazura. Nice to meet you.」(Kazura)

「Lieze. I had heard about Kazura-sama from Mother. To
lend help to Isteria territory domestic affairs, I am truly grateful. If there
is anything that I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to tell me.」

With a light
bow and simple greeting to Kazura, Lieze showed a perfect smile like a
blossoming flower while expressing her thanks to him.

That smile’s
loveliness made Kazura unconsciously fascinated by it.

「Ah, m-me too……」(Kazura)

While
somehow being blushed, he replied with a response that was completely like a
naïve young man.

He was
bothered by the mood she gave when she said the phrase about hearing about him
from her mother, however Kazura didn’t care much about it since he was doing
all he could to suppress himself from blushing.

「(……N-not good, this girl is terrifically beautiful.)」(Kazura)

「……Ano, is something wrong?」(Lieze)

Because
Kazura didn’t shift his eyes away from looking at her, Lieze tilted her head
and asked him in confused tone.

Looking at
these two, Zirconia had a faint smile in the corner of her lips.

The gold digger has found you kazura! You must be wary of her and don't pair with her pair up with the village girl!! Btw since he can't absorb. Nutrients from normal food of their world wouldn't he have to eat food from his world?

AI for Stellaris is still a bit buggy though. I designed a cheap ass destroyer with a long ranged weapon to act as a siege weapon with worked in a sense. It stopped far away to fire on the enemy. Unfortunately, it also stopped out of his own weapon's range lol. I tried it twice then gave up on it and just fell back to attrition tactics.

Whoever programmed the AI isn't very creative too. All battleships stop so far away that they end up doing nothing. To whoever programmed it, it looks like "battleship = artillery" for him and not a damage sponge. Pity.

I made a civilization of Cat named Neko Nyanya Union who is Spiritualist, Militarist, and Collective.They war to liberate planets from other civilization, and then turn them into vassal... So eventually... I could defeat the Fallen empire with the Corvette spam...